Kitchen cabinet



Nov. 12,1929. 0. LANDAW KITCHEN CABINET Filed April 19, 1926 2Sheets-Sheet 1 II T. I F 15 i 19' Nov. 12, 1929. o. LANDAW KITCHENCABINET Filed April 19. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 gwwmtoc mo/alww PatentedNov. 12 1929 U TED sTAres PATENT OFFICE oAx LANDAW, or NAPPANEE,INDIANA, As'sI'G'Non To izrU'rso'HLER BROTHERS com PANY, or NAPPANEE,INDIANA, A, CORPORATION or INDIANA KITCHEN Application filed April 19,

This invention relates't'o kitchen cabinets, and particularly to themeans for suspending or supporting the frame of the mold board or top,or as it is sometimes termed the extensible table, whereby free andpractically noiseless movement is afforded the frame and the partsassociated withit.

It is a further object of this invention to produce a supporting meanshaving provision for minimizing theeifect of changing weather conditionson the structural elements of the device, and in this regard, particularreference is made to the contracting and expanding quality of the woodemployed in the structure when subjected to abnormal heat or moisture. A

It is a still further; object of this invention to provide a frame and amounting therefor, adapted for use in'association with frames of kitchencabinets, and in which rails or caps are secured at the ends of thecabinet frame that co'act with riders which may comprise drawer sidesofthe frame, or inconstructions where drawers are omitted, the ridersoperate only as supports for the mold board. I I

It is furthermore an object of this invention to produce a rail or capeffective to sup port the rider, wherein the rider has its upper edge ina plane above the rail or cap,which latter is connected to the moldboard frame in order that the mold board will be sup ported, and whenmoved, carried clear of the upper surfaceof the rail orcap without therebeing any likelihood of the frame dragging on the rail or cap. I

It is astill further object of this invention to provide novelmeanswhereby in the assembly of the rail or cap with i'elation to theframe of the cabinet and the rider, the degree of lost motion at thejoints between the rail and the rider may be determined before therailis secured to the frame, and this is of particular importance, since thedegree of lost motion is reliedupon toeompeas te for CABiNET 1926.Serial No. 103,045.

the contract-ionoand expansion which may occur when the device is inuse. i

It is a still further object of this invention to provide a mounting ofthe character described, the parts of which can be expeditiouslyassembled and result in amanufacture which is comparatively inexpensivewhile at.

the same time it is eflicient and satisfactory in use. a

It isfurthermore an object of this invention to provide alatchassociated with the movable part of the device operative toengage astationary part of the frame for holding the mold board projected orextended and in which means are provided to insure interlockingengagement between the latch and the stationary element as the mountingis moved outwardly; the said latch havingthe function of remainingdisengaged from the stationary element in the event the latch is moved apre determined degree outwardly beyond the stationary element and it isthen forced inwardly over the, said stationary element. 7

NVith the foregoing and other objectsv in view the invention consists inthe details of construction and in the arrangement and combinationofparts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed. i i

In describing the inventionin detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawingsforming part of this application, where in likecharactersdenote corresponding parts in the several views, and in which7 Figure 1 illustrates a transverse vertical sectional view of a framewith the mounting applied thereto; p

Figure 2 illustrates a similar view showing the latch in operativeposition; v a a I t Figure 3 illustrates a l ngitudinal Verticalsectional view; t

Figure 4 illustrates a perspective view of the latch and I i I Figure 5illustrates a perspective View of a fragment of the construction atoneend of the rider,

In the present embodiment of the inven tion, the mold board or table topmay be of any desired or preferred construction, and while the inventoris the patentee of a combined top and frame and such table top ispreferred in association with the present invention, he does not wish tobe limited with respect to the type of table top employed. In thepresent embodiment of the invention, however, a table top 10 is shown ashaving flanged sides which embrace the edges of a frame 11, and in theordinary construction of these devices, a wooden frame with a metal tophaving the flanges is employed, although obviously, the whole mold boardor top may be made of wood. Between and preferably mid way between theends of the frame 11, a transversely disposed rib 12 has its edgeengaging the frame. The base frame of the cabinet is generallyidentified by the numeral 13, and it has a frame element 14 at thefront, on which the lower edge of the rib 12 will ride or move when themounting for the mold board is applied to the frame.

As a means for holding the mold board extended, alatch is oscillatablymounted on a pivot 15, which pivot is anchored to the side of the riband the pivot extends through the latch, which latch oscillatesvertically parallel with the side of'the rib. The latch hasa notch orrecess 16 in its edge which receives the frame element 14 when the notchof the latch has been brought into registry or alinement with the frameelement. The latch is so mounted on the rib that the end remote from thepivot terminates in proximity to the front portion of the mounting inorder that it may be lifted by an operator to disen gage the latch fromthe frame element. To insure positive operation of the latch, thatportion of the latch between the pivot and the notch is wider than thatportion beyond the notch toward the outer end. There is a shoulder 17formed at the junction of the lower V edge of the latch and the notch,which strikes the frame element as the latch is riding over the frameelement when the device is being moved, and the frame element willpreferably drop by gravity to insure the interlocking engagement.

Should it be desirable tolift the latch clear of the frame element andthen draw the mounting further outwardly, the latch can be released, andwhen the mounting is pushed backward or to its normal position, thelatch will ride over the frame element without locking with the frameelement, owing to the fact that the shoulder 17 is deeper than thatportion of the latch on the opposite side of the recess. Movementimparted to the mounting causes the slot of the latch to pass the frameelement before it can descend to effect an engagement between the'latchand the frame element.

Riders 18 are secured to the under side of the frame of the mold boardor top and they extend transversely thereof near the ends. They may besecured in place in any appropriate way, but as here illustrated, drawerframe 19 is attached to the frame of the mold board and one end of eachof the riders is anchored to the drawer frame and the other end of eachof the riders is secured to a member 19 of the frame. The rib 12, in thepresent embodiment of the invention, is also secured between theseelements. The rider has a longitudinally extending groove 20 which ispreferably located above its center for a purpose which will bepresently exilained.

As illustrated in the drawing, compartments for drawers are providedbetween the central rib 12 and the riders, but obviously no provisionneed be made for drawer spaces and no means for mounting the drawerswill be referred to herein, since it does not constitute a part of thepresent invention.

As a means for slidably supporting and suspending the mold board of thecabinet heretofore described, a rail or cap 21 is secured on the cabinetframe by fastenings 22, such as screws or the like. In order to form aninterengaging connection between the rail or cap and the rider, a tongue23 of the rail projects into the groove 20 of the rider. Preferably, thetongue is formed by channelingthe upper inner edge of the rail to adepth less than the distance between the upper edge of the groove 20 andthe upper edge of the rider, in order that the upper edge of the riderwill be above the upper surface of the rail when the parts areassembled. Since the frame of the mold board is supported by the rider,it is the purpose of the inventor that the mold board shall be heldclear of the upper surface of the rail, and even though there is someshrinking or expansion of the parts, there will be no liability of thechange being so great as to permit the flanges of the top mold board todrag on the rail.

In assembling the parts of the device, the rail is provided with aplurality of apertures 24: for the reception of fastenings 22, and priorto the rail being anchored by the fastenings, the operator may observethat a prop er spacing of the parts at thejoints between the rail andrider is effected, and after a proper spacing has resulted, the rail maybe secured by the fastenings.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that through the provision for alateral adjustment of the rails prior to the time they are anchored, thejoint between the rail and the rider may be made relatively loose orclose, as desired, although in structures for kitchen cabinets which areoften used in basements where dampness occurs, it has been found inpractice desirable to have joints between working parts of such cabinetsrelatively loose.

I claim:

In a kitchen cabinet, a mold board, a latch movable with the mold boardand operative to engage a stationary part of the kitchen cabinet, 21horizontally disposed pivot on which the latch is oscillatable, the saidlatch extending to a location near the front of the mold board formovement by an operator, the said latch having a notch in its lower edgeto receive a stationary part of the cabinet, the said latch having astepped lower edge, the portion between the notch and the pivot beinglower than the edge beyond the notch.

OAK LANDAW.

